Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club #1): Classic Edition

Ann M. Martin

Dec 2012 · Sold by Scholastic Inc.

About this eBook

The hit series returns to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!

When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club--a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they each love to do--she has no idea how much the club will change everything.Crank calls, uncontrollable toddlers, wild pets, untruthful clients . . . running a business is hard work! Kristy and her co-founders, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, are sure they can handle anything. But only if they stick together . . .The best friends you'll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

Ratings and reviews

Those who know me know that I've been a fan of The Babysitter's Club most of my life. I've read many of the books. I've watched the movie related to it. Multiple times. Recently, I decided that I wanted to try to get the entire collection and read them all. In order if I can. It will take me awhile to get them all, but it will be a project I'm definitely willing to partake in. I don't need to say that I read this book in one sitting. I don't think lol! (More on blog: Star's Books & Tea)

Wow!! The first book! I still have this book that I read (multiple times) as a kid years ago. I was obsessed with Anne M. Martin and her series. I enjoyed both this one and The Babysitter's Little Sister series. But this was the book that started it all, I still remember parts of it like I just read it! I reread most of them MANY times, and miss the simplicity of youth! These are amazing books which are great for getting kids into reading. I was already voracious reader, but my sister (11 months older) wasn't, and she even enjoyed these books. I highly recommend these books! -Amanda M. Heath '82

Best book of series so far, of course it's the only one I've read so far, but still I really liked it and the description for Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls in my book is really good, but creeper me out a little. I mean what if he did come face to face with someone? Would he shoot them? And why does he only steal jewellery? Poor Kristy got two Phantom Phone Calls while babysitting! Was that family the next victim? I guess I'll have to wait until I read it though. :'-( . I would recommend reading it!10+

About the author

Ann M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels include A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor Book), Belle Teal, Here Today, A Dog's Life, On Christmas Eve, and the Main Street and Family Tree series, as well as the much-loved collaborations P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More with Paula Danziger. Ann lives in upstate New York.